"Mono Graphoscope In Blackened Wood With Decoration Of Scrolls And Leaves Circa 1890"
Large and beautiful mono Graphoscope in blackened wood with scrolls and foliage decoration. Format 7x 27x18cm. The first Graphoscopes appeared in the middle of the 19th century. They were used to improve the viewing of photographs on paper. They were equipped with a magnifying lens. link on the site https://www.lavalisearlesienne.com/product-page/graphoscope-mono-en-bois-noirci-%C3%A0-d%C3%A9cor-de-rinceaux-et-feuilles 
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